A whole bunch are feared lifeless after a strong magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday.
A excessive rise constructing beneath building in Bangkok collapsed.
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Second of the 7.7 Magnitude highly effective earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand (28.03.2025) pic.twitter.com/KOLTBVS4ES
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To date at the least 144 folks had been killed in Myanmar, a number of hundred are injured.
At the least 10 folks died in Thailand, greater than a dozen are injured and greater than 100 building staff are nonetheless lacking after the excessive rise collapsed.
The AP reported:
A robust earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, bridges and a monastery. At the least 144 folks had been killed in Myanmar, the place pictures and video from two hard-hit cities confirmed in depth harm. At the least 10 died within the Thai capital, the place a high-rise beneath building collapsed.
The complete extent of demise, harm and destruction was not instantly clear — significantly in Myanmar, one of many world’s poorest international locations. It’s embroiled in a civil conflict, and knowledge is tightly managed.
“The demise toll and accidents are anticipated to rise,” the pinnacle of Myanmar’s army authorities, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing stated as he introduced on tv that at the least 144 folks had been killed and 730 others had been injured in his nation.
In Thailand, Bangkok metropolis authorities stated 10 folks had been killed, 16 injured and 101 lacking from three building websites, together with the high-rise.
